NBA: Kobe Bryant and Members of the 20,000 Points – 5,000 Assists Club

Kobe Bryant: Only Player In NBA History With 30,000 Points And 6,000 Assists

You can probably also call this post: the least selfish, best players in NBA history. Not only did they do some of the most scoring ever, but also dished the rock aplenty, too.

We’re talking career stat lines with 20,000 points and 5,000 assists. That’s a whole lot of points all together. And what led to today’s list?

Yesterday, Kobe Bryant became the only baller ever with 30,000 points and 6,000 assists, so I had to drop the bar a bit to get the other 12 players below into the mix. That’s 13 members of the 20,000 points – 5,000 rebounds club.

So, how to rank them? Rather than just rank by most points or assists, let’s rank by “responsible points,” which is just adding the two stats together. Each assist also led to team points, so together the total is the number of points a player can claim full (field goals, three-pointers and foul shots) or partial (assists) ownership of.

This isn’t perfect, though, and every one of these players have higher responsible points than shown. The main reason: we’re not accounting for assists that led to three-pointers.

Still, it’s a perfect way to rank members of the 20,000 points – 5,000 assists club. Career rankings for points and assists, separately, are also provided.